The Digest:
Award-winning author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and her husband, Dr. Ivara Esege, have lost one of their twin sons, 21-month-old Nkanu Nnamdi, after a brief illness.
Key Points:
- Nkanu Nnamdi died on Wednesday, January 7, 2026.
- He was one of the couple’s twin boys, born in 2024.
- Adichie and Esege also have a daughter born in 2016.
- The family released a statement through representative Omawumi Ogbe.
- They asked for privacy, prayers, and no further media contact.
- Adichie had previously kept the twins’ birth private for protection.
- She expressed reluctance to publicly share family details in a 2025 interview.
Sources: The Cable, Family Statement
